Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Football Team Odds and Game Pick (2021)

This game is one that I am excited to watch this weekend because both of these teams have an opportunity to make the playoffs this year. To make the playoffs, they need to win this game. There are some games this weekend with teams playing for nothing. The only thing the players are playing for is to keep their jobs. This matchup is not one of those games, and both teams will be going all out to win. Coaches will open their playbooks and do everything to win this game. That means this football game will be an exciting game to watch and even more exciting to bet. Let us look into the best bets in this exciting matchup.

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Details

• Opening Lines: Washington Football Team -3.5, Total 44.5

• Current Lines: Philadelphia Eagles -3, Total 45

• Last Game: December 21, 2021, Philadelphia Eagles 27-17

• Winning Streak: Philadelphia Eagles (1)

Overview

Washington has been down the last few weeks. They have lost three straight games. Even the players are starting to get frustrated, which is why Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne got in a fistfight after last Sunday's loss. Both players said they forgave each other, and it was in the heat of the moment, but the truth is that there are problems on this Washington team. In their last five games, they are averaging 15 points per game. Defensively, Washington has been awful recently. They are giving up 29 points per game in their last five games. The Washington Football Team is falling apart and has a long way to go to find a spot in the playoffs. 

Philadelphia is heating up at the right time. They are on a three-game winning streak and are 5-1 in their last six games. During those games, the offense has averaged 29 points per game, and their defense is holding opposing offenses to an average of 17 points per game. They have found their identity as a football team. The Eagles run the ball and play great defense. Teams that know their identity thrive against teams that don't have one. The Washington Football team doesn't know their identity. Any identity that they had has disappeared in the last couple of weeks. 

Bottom Line

Since both teams are playing to make the playoffs, consistency is the key to winning. Philadelphia has consistently been the better football team in the last six weeks. The Eagles have gotten better at everything they do during that time. Jalen Hurts is proving that he can be a quarterback in the NFL. Their running game has become one of the best in the NFL, and their defense has stepped up. Philadelphia is the better football team right now. That makes them the team with all the betting value in this matchup. Take the betting value on the more consistent team with the Eagles in this game.

Pick:  Philadelphia Eagles -3  (-110)

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